Chickens Theme # 2 July 7, 2023 Story time

 

Chickens Theme #2 Preschool Storytime 

July 7, 2023 

Talk:

Use laminated graphics of chickens. I had help from a coworker to find some fun active ones on Canva doing different actions like raking, folding sparklers, holding a crayon and a picture etc.  Ask what do you think we are going to talk about today?

Yes, Chickens!

Photo credit Lee on Cliplibrary 

READ:

Chicken Story Time By Sandy Asher 

Chickens to the Rescue By John Himmelman

Chickens on the Loose By Jane Kurtz

SING:

I Know a Chicken

Photo credit Cliplibrary

by the Laurie Berkner Band, from the Cd Whaddaya Think of That? & credit to  Miss Sarah's Storytime blog

Oh, I know a chicken (I know a chicken)

And she laid an egg (And she laid an egg)

Oh I know a chicken (I know a chicken)

And she laid an egg (And she laid an egg)

Oh my goodness (Oh my goodness)

It’s a shaky egg! (It’s a shaky egg!)

Shake your eggs!

Other Verses:

-Shake em fast 

– Shake em slow- you know how it goes 

– Shake em in a circle don’t let touch the ground cause you shake them round n round.

CRAFT/ PLAY:

https://onelessthing.info/learn-how-to-make-a-rocking-paper-plate-chick/

WRITE:

Letter C is for Chicken tracing and coloring practice 

https://ziggityzoom.com/learning/letter-c-alphabet-tracing-worksheets/

C is for Chicken coloring 

https://twistynoodle.com/c-is-for-chicken-5-coloring-page/

CARS THEME PRESCHOOL STORYTIME JUNE 16, 2023

 

CARS THEME

 June 16, 2023 

TALK:

Show a bunch of different types of cars. I chose Animals driving in cars graphics from Canva and laminated them. Talk a little sbout safety with the kids in cars. Making sure you follow rules. Red, green and yellow lights meaning. Along with wearing safety belts. Obeying traffic signs like stop and yield, keeping eyes on the road at all times. 

Today we are going to share about cars in our stories!

READ:

Race Car Count Down By Rebecca Kai Dotlich

Toot Toot Beep Beep By Emma Garcia 

Twinkle Twinkle Little Car By Kate Dopirak

 SING:

Wheels on the Car Song (Wheels on the Bus tune)

 Wheels on the car go round and round, round and round

 all through the town.

additional verses:

the steering wheel on the car goes drive drive drive drive all through the town.

Horn on the car goes beep or honk all through the town.

the wipers on the car go swish swish swish 

Counting Song 10 Little cars

(tune of 10 little Indians ) 

1 little, 2 little, 3 little cars 

4 little, 5 little, 6 little cars

7 little, 8 little, 9 little cars,

10 little cars go vroom vroom vroom.

Craft / PLAY

C is for C craft 

credit for photo was crystal and comp craft reference

https://crystalandcomp.com/c-is-for-car-letter-of-the-week-preschool-craft/

I  used large transportation stickers on the C is for car craft from amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Transportation-Construction-Engineering-Waterproof-Skateboard/dp/B0BVMH66KW/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2PBRUJY8XWGOP&keywords=transportation+stickers+for+kids&qid=1688921910&sprefix=transportation+stickers+%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-8

WRITE

Letter C letter tracing practice 

http://bestcoloringpages.com/c-for-car-coloring-page-with-handwriting-practice_1d2295.html

Transportation All Things that Go!

 Transportation All Things that Go! 

Preschool Storytime Sept. 2, 2022 

READ:

On the Go Awesome By Lisl H Detlefsen 

Honk! Splat Vroom! By Barry Gott 

Hi Hello and How are you? Song 

Egg shaker songs: 

Its bitsy Spider

Come along and sing with us 

Dinosaurs Theme # 2

 Dinosaurs Theme # 2 

That's what Dinosaurs Do By Jory John

Dino Pajama Party By Susie Wallmark

Rhymes and Songs 

Can't Wait to Celebrate Song By Jim Gill Most Celebrated Songs CD https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Gills-Most-Celebrated-Songs/dp/B07XW6TJWY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2BCNNI9AHVOGN&keywords=jim+gill+cd&qid=1661876215&sprefix=jim+gill%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-2

ABC song with clapping hands or stomping feet to keep rhythm for kids

Itsy Bitsy spider with musical egg shakers 

Silly Dance Contest Song By Jim Gill Most Celebrated Songs CD https://www.amazon.com/Jim-Gills-Most-Celebrated-Songs/dp/B07XW6TJWY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2BCNNI9AHVOGN&keywords=jim+gill+cd&qid=1661876215&sprefix=jim+gill%2Caps%2C95&sr=8-2

Use dancing scarves along with Silly Dance Contest Song

Games and Activities for Playtime 

Counting and color sorting Dinosaurs 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09J85MGWB/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B09J85MGWB&pd_rd_w=qjwaz&content-id=amzn1.sym.3481f441-61ac-4028-9c1a-7f9ce8ec50c5&pf_rd_p=3481f441-61ac-4028-9c1a-7f9ce8ec50c5&pf_rd_r=0BG2AW3Z3BVBWCYZEB9W&pd_rd_wg=Zngmm&pd_rd_r=a8f20279-25fc-4188-ae2f-ac5747db7938&s=kitchen&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&smid=AI7ZHGGSSP5P8&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyNUwwRFFJM1pJUU41JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDk1NTY1QjJPMzVIN1cyVlUmZW5jcnlwdGVkQWRJZD1BMDUwMTczNTFPWjY3SVgyRjc0VTgmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWMmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

Dinosaur Puzzles set of 7 for Toddlers and Preschoolers 

Amazon.com/TOY-Life-Dinosaur-Educational-Preschool/dp/B09993VCCB?pd_rd_w=etAQA&content-id=amzn1.sym.deffa092-2e99-4e9f-b814-0d71c40b24af&pf_rd_p=deffa092-2e99-4e9f-b814-0d71c40b24af&pf_rd_r=TAYG5GF6ZHD076AFJVF9&pd_rd_wg=wPPLo&pd_rd_r=33ec6567-527b-451d-b0b9-a0381b772162&pd_rd_i=B09993VCCB&psc=1&ref_=pd_bap_d_rp_1_i

Alphabet Matching Dinosaur Bucket https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BFLLHZ8/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dinosaur Lacing Cards 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YT1R792?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Want more recommendations?- here is my older blog post all about Dinosaurs link here 

Jellyfish Theme

 Jellyfish Theme 

Show a picture of Jellyfish and ask if they know where it lives? We are going to share about Jellyfish and other ocean animals in our stories today at storytime!

This theme fits perfectly with the Summer Reading 2022 Oceans of Possibilities Theme! 

Books:

Here comes the Ocean By 

Just Be Jelly By Maddie Frost 

Songs and Rhymes:

Bubble, bubble bubble, bubble POP! Fish Song

One little red fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

One little red fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

(Hands make fish motion of swimming in the water, make bubbles that float to the top, clap hands above head)

Two little yellow fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

Two little yellow fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Three little green fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

Three little green fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Four little blue fish swimming in the water ,bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Five little purple fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop. 

 inspired by  https://jbrary.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Cant-Wait-to-Celebrate/dp/B07WWCGGNX

1. If your happy and you know it (clap hands, stomp feet, shout hooray)

2. We can’t wait to celebrate #2 (Jim Gill  CD)

3. Itsy Bitsy Spider Song with (Egg shakers) 

4. Shake your sillies #13 (Raffi CD - green disc #13 ) (use with egg shakers )

5. Silly Dance Contest # 8 (Jim Gill CD) with color scarves 

CRAFTS & COLORING

Paper Plate Jellyfish http://learncreatelove.com/paper-plate-jellyfish-craft/

Tips: I used half paper plates (cheaper the better uncoated) and had childrens color the backgroud with crayons. 

Used stickers eyes from Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Black-Eye-Stickers-roll-1000/dp/B00LNI9VBW/ref=sr_1_7?crid=283TF5GGSYT4W&keywords=sticker+eyes&qid=1658697661&s=arts-crafts&sprefix=sticker+eyes%2Carts-crafts%2C104&sr=1-7

Then we glued 5-6 paper strips (originally for weaving crafts) in bright colors to make the tenacles https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I7E31J8?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_ypp_rep_k0_1_16&amp&crid=3REM3Y3C0S21N&amp&sprefix=paper+weaving+st

Jellyfish Coloring Sheets 

https://iheartcraftythings.com/jellyfish-coloring-pages.html

Starfish and Sea Stars Theme 2022

 Starfish and Sea Stars Theme 2022 

Perfect for the summer and preschool storytime especially during this years Oceans of Possibilities Summer Reading Theme for 2022! I learned that Starfish and Sea stars are interchangeable names for Starfish in America.

Books: READ

Shine By Patrick McDonnell 

On Gull Beach By Jane Yolen 

Songs and Rhymes:

This is a tough category to find specific songs about starfish so I made them more about ocean and fish to correspond with reading about ocean creatures like Starfish!

Counting Starfish Song  Created by Stephanie 

(Use tune to 10 little indians)

1 little , 2 little , 3 little starfish

4little, 5 little, 6 little starfish

7 little, 8 little, 9 little starfish

10 little starfish in the ocean!

alternate ending) lay on the beach!

Baby Fish Song with you tube video By Dr. Jean Feldman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja2_F5IC71A

Bubble, bubble bubble, bubble POP! Fish Song

One little red fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

One little red fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

(Hands make fish motion of swimming in the water, make bubbles that float to the top, clap hands above head)

Two little yellow fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

Two little yellow fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Three little green fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

Three little green fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Four little blue fish swimming in the water ,bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Five little purple fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop. 

 inspired by  https://jbrary.com/

Row Row Row your Boat song from Songs for wiggleworms CD https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Wiggleworms-Various-Artists/dp/B003HO0RQS/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3652HVVVXEXVD&keywords=songs+for+wiggleworms&qid=1656284105&sprefix=songs+for+wigg%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-2

Crafts & Activities 

Star Fish Templates for Counting Song or decorating as a craft

https://www.mommymadethat.com/starfish-template/

Blank Starfish template- https://buggyandbuddy.com/starfish-craft/

I printed this one and we glued tissue paper squares of multicolors all over it and it turned out beautiful! 

Coloring printable for large starfish https://coloringpage.eu/large-starfish-template/

Bubble wrap printed starfish craft https://www.ourkidthings.com/bubble-wrap-starfish-craft/

Sandpaper Starfish 

https://alittlepinchofperfect.com/starfish-craft-and-free-template-for-kids/

Photo credit to little pinch of perfect website

Sandpaper link 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00002N6FE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00002N6FE&linkCode=as2&tag=alitpinofpe09-20&linkId=767bdd8800b86548e6c1f3d444166ab8

Sandcastles Theme

 

Sandcastles Theme

Books: READ

Jules VS the Ocean By Jessie Sima

The Sandcastle that Lola Built By Meagan

Songs & Rhymes & Finger Plays

Bubble, bubble bubble, bubble POP! Fish Song

One little red fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

One little red fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

(Hands make fish motion of swimming in the water, make bubbles that float to the top, clap hands above head)

Two little yellow fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

Two little yellow fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Three little green fish swimming in the water, swimming in the water, swimming in the water.

Three little green fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Four little blue fish swimming in the water ,bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop.

Five little purple fish swimming in the water, bubble, bubble, bubble, bubble pop. 

 inspired by  https://jbrary.com/

Row Row Row your Boat song from Songs for wiggleworms CD https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Wiggleworms-Various-Artists/dp/B003HO0RQS/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3652HVVVXEXVD&keywords=songs+for+wiggleworms&qid=1656284105&sprefix=songs+for+wigg%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-2

Activities and Crafts 

Sandcastle Printable template 

https://simplemomproject.com/sandcastle-template

Grab out a variety of blocks -- wood, foam, bristle blocks and let the kids have a few build time to create castles 

Wood Blocks colorful Melissa and Doug link from Amazon 

https://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-Wooden-Building-Blocks/dp/B000068CKY/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1AX8L0S82NULU&keywords=blocks+for+preschoolers&qid=1656284401&sprefix=blocks+for+preschoolers+%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-2

Bristle Blocks link to Amazon 

https://www.amazon.com/Teytoy-Bristle-Building-Blocks-toddlers/dp/B07T2PSZHJ/ref=sxin_15_pa_sp_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.b245e49f-68a4-4489-b1f9-81f4034255f5%3Aamzn1.sym.b245e49f-68a4-4489-b1f9-81f4034255f5&crid=1AX8L0S82NULU&cv_ct_cx=blocks+for+preschoolers&keywords=blocks+for+preschoolers&pd_rd_i=B07T2PSZHJ&pd_rd_r=1f10ce8d-9d9e-4a1f-bc2d-0864ab43eb7e&pd_rd_w=oOeh2&pd_rd_wg=vLhqd&pf_rd_p=b245e49f-68a4-4489-b1f9-81f4034255f5&pf_rd_r=79JS8NEQEQRTXARKRD69&qid=1656284488&sprefix=blocks+for+preschoolers+%2Caps%2C82&sr=1-1-a73d1c8c-2fd2-4f19-aa41-2df022bcb241-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE2TTVBQlpLM1hZT1UmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTA1NTUxMjkyN0hVWkJZNDBLVjVFJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTEwMzE5NjYxOUE2R0ZENUoyMkRBJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3Bfc2VhcmNoX3RoZW1hdGljJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==